A normal user's look into the world of 3D Stereo Technologies

Neil Schneider from MTBS is at 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and today he managed to do a video interview with Steve Venuti, President of HDMI Licensing and the whole interview is in stereo 3D format. In it Steve Venuti shares details about the latest developments at HDMI and what they mean for stereoscopic 3D gamers. He also talks about the ramifications of HDMI and mobile technologies in the new year. We are waiting for more interesting 3D videos from Neil during CES as he is going to have some more interviews and more stereo 3D coverage during show in the next few days, so stay tuned for more.

HDMI Licensing has announced the release of HDMI Specification Version 1.4a featuring some enhancements for 3D applications including the addition of mandatory 3D formats for broadcast content as well as the addition of the 3D format referred to as Top-and-Bottom. An extraction of the 3D portion of Specification Version 1.4a is also freely available for public download on the HDMI Web site in order to provide public access to the 3D portion of the HDMI Specification for those companies and organizations that are not HDMI Adopters, but require access to this portion of the Specification.

Having set a complete set of Mandatory 3D Formats in HDMI Specification Version 1.4 (with the updates available in 1.4a), the association is trying to ensure interoperability for devices designed to deliver 3D content over the HDMI connection. Implementing the mandatory formats of the HDMI Specification facilitates interoperability among devices, allowing devices to speak a common 3D language when transmitting and receiving 3D content. Or in plain words that means that you’ll be able to plug in your PlayStation 3 console, when it is updated to support stereo 3D, into a 3D-ready Samsung HDTV for example and not only having to use it with a compatible Sony TV set. Here is a list of the mandatory 3D formats that should all be supported by all compatible displays to ensure full compatibility…

For more information you can go and download the updated 3D portion of the HDMI Specification Version 1.4a form the official HDMI website as it is freely available to anyone interested, you just need to fill in a form with some information.